Stay at the Red Wall Garden Hotel in Beijing, and it will likely be the touchstone property that you compare every other hotel to during your visit to China. It’s just that good. Read More
Pop-Up Magazine is a “live magazine,” and tickets are now on sale for its fall tour. Read More
‘Why Dinosaurs Matter’ is a fascinating insight into our collective history with prehistory and how humanity has managed to use our scant allotment of time to understand what came before. It’s also a vital call to arms for humanity to wake up and recognize what we’re doing to ourselves and our planet. Read More
It’s been a little more than a week since Hasbro held its first ever Hascon convention. Wondering how it went? From the show floor to the panels and guests, here’s a breakdown of Hascon 2017. Read More
San Diego Comic Con 2017 wrapped last month and what a convention it was! Read More
I attended Dragon Con 2017 simply for the experience, to soak up the atmosphere. Which, ironically, only served to helped me to see things that much clearer. Read More
Portland’s Sock It To Me just kicked off their 13th annual Design-A-Sock Contest. Read More
All this weekend (September 8-10) at LA’s famed Hollywood Bowl, the Muppets are taking over for an event aptly titled The Muppets Take the Bowl. Read More
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To celebrate this week’s release of ’50 Cities of the U.S.A.,’ GeekDad takes us to Cheyenne, Wyoming! Read More
Let’s wrap up the Gen Con Info Dump with Saturday and Sunday! Read More
I always look forward to visiting the Steve Jackson Games team at Gen Con. Here’s what’s new this year! Read More
This September marks the 20th anniversary of the publication of the very first ‘Captain Underpants’ book, a series that’s gone on to sell more than 80 million copies and spawn its own feature film. Celebrate by joining Captain Underpants, Dog Man, and even creator Dav Pilkey himself on their Supa Epic Tour O’Fun, Read More
Welcome back to my Day 2 Gen Con recap! Read More
I’ve got a pile of photos and stories from Gen Con, so let’s dive in! Here’s Day 1 (and a half). Read More
My family and I just returned from our every-three-years (triennial?) trip to Provincetown on the tip of Cape Cod. This year, spurred by an interest in learning more about the white sharks that are increasingly in the news, we also drove to Chatham, home of the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy. Read More
In just two weeks, from September 8-10, in Providence, Rhode Island, Hasbro is set to host its first ever convention celebrating the properties and brands that make the RI-based toy company one of a kind. Here are the ten things not to miss at the first annual Hascon. Read More
For months, our family had planned an eclipse vacation traveling from New Jersey to Tennessee to get a view of the solar eclipse within the path of totality. Read More
We’re watching the eclipse today; are you? Stay tuned for pictures and livestreams from GeekDads and GeekMoms all over the country! Read More
Gamers of all types will descend on the Phoenix Convention Center this weekend for Game On Expo, billed as the largest convention of its kind in the Southwest. Read More
It’s our annual post of all the things all the GeekDads are looking forward to seeing at Gen Con. This year, it’s the 50th anniversary! Read More
Fighting pediatric cancer gets dirty at this weekend’s Mess Fest, run by the Muddy Puddle Project. Read More
My son and I recently had a chance to visit Gilwell Park, an important site in the founding of the Scouting movement. Read More
HASCON is shaping up to be an exciting convention for Hasbro fans! These con exclusives have something for every Transformers, MLP, ‘MtG,’ and ‘D&D’ fan. Read More
Cosplay Family Spotlight is a new recurring segment where I interview and spotlight a cosplay family. This week, I interview Cheetah Girl Cosplay. Read More
Join in the geekiest adventure on the high seas by booking your trip on the JoCo Cruise 2018. Read More
Disney’s D23 Expo just wrapped in Anaheim, California, and we learned a lot about the future of Disney (and the past!). Our Whit Honea was there to take notes. Read More
San Diego Comic Con 2017 starts this week with Preview Night on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, and several GeekDad and GeekMom writers will be attending. Here are all of the things we’re most excited about! Read More
If you’ve got the energy and passion it takes for starting a convention, seeing it into fruition is its own reward. Read More
Check out some of the amazing cosplay from the 2017 Denver Comic Con. Read More
This year’s total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017 will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for most people. But since this eclipse will only happen on a fairly narrow 70-mile-wide strip of a portion of the globe, many of those interested in watching it will have to travel there, sometimes from quite a distance. We tell you how to prepare. Read More
At Disney California Adventure Park, guests have the opportunity to immerse themselves in an interactive Marvel experience as part of the limited-time Summer of Heroes. Read More
